Apple scab first appears as small, olive-colored lesions on the undersides of the leaves. As the fungus spreads, the top sides of the leaves develop lesions, as well, that may become black or mottled with defined edges. Severely infected trees may become defoliated by mid-summer, making the tree vulnerable to other diseases. The fruit develop black or brown scabs or soft areas.
cytosis. [ 1 sÄ«tÅâ²sis] 2  a condition in which there is a greater than normal number of cells in a tissue or organ.
The cytosol is a crowded solution of many different types of molecules that fills much of the volume of cells. The cytosol or intracellular fluid (ICF) or cytoplasmic matrix is the liquid found inside cells. It is separated into compartments by membranes. For example, the mitochondrial matrix separates the mitochondrion into many compartments.